Name: Sip & Sweet: $26 Veal Sweetbreads & Half-Price Wine
Start: 2026-11-12
End: 2026-11-12
Location: RendezVous

Sip & Sweet: $26 Veal Sweetbreads & Half-Price Wine

Ris de Veau aux Câpres is $26 at RendezVous, with sautéed veal sweetbreads, beurre blanc, capers, side salad, tomatoes and croutons, plus half-price Grüner Veltliner.

Thursday, November 12 at RendezVous. Treat yourself to something special.

RendezVous is a French bistro in East Asheville on New Haw Creek Road, run by Michel Baudouin, who spent 20 years running Bouchon downtown. He grew up on a farm near France's Rhône Valley, and the menu is French comfort food made with local ingredients from places like Sunburst Trout Farms and City Bakery. Look for moules frites with four mussel preparations, escargots, raclette fondue, house pâtés and frites with herbes de Provence. It's in a converted church with a barn for outdoor dining, pétanque courts and a long list of French wines. Dinner runs nightly from 4:30.

Neighbors like skipping the downtown parking hunt, and regulars linger for a game of pétanque after dinner.

RendezVous

Asheville's food scene is mostly local, and this guide walks it neighborhood by neighborhood. Start with our [Asheville Food Guide](/asheville-nc/dig-deeper/242-asheville-food-guide-where-to-eat-asheville-nc) for Michelin picks. For specials by day and happy hours, see the [Dig Deeper guide to deals, specials and free things to do](/asheville-nc/dig-deeper/142-deals-specials-free-things-to-do-asheville-nc). Downtown, [Posana](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/34-posana) on Biltmore Avenue builds its menu around local farms, [Bargello](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1883-bargello) makes hand-rolled pasta on Pack Square, [Old Europe Pastries](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1716-old-europe-pastries) has made Hungarian pastries since 1994 and now sits on Broadway, and [Capella on 9](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1369-capella-on-9-rooftop-bar-and-lounge) serves tapas on the roof of the AC Hotel. On the South Slope, [Tiger Bay Cafe](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2068-tiger-bay-cafe) cooks Latin and West Indian food inside Ben's Tune Up, and the [Funkatorium](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1134-the-funkatorium) on Coxe Avenue pours sour beer. Haywood Road in West Asheville has [Biscuit Head](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1753-biscuit-head), [Thai Pearl](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1985-thai-pearl-west-asheville), [Finest](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4262-finest) and [Westville Pub](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/118-westville-pub). Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville has [plant](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1574-plant), [Mountain Madre](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1186-mountain-madre), [Mother Ocean Seafood Market](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2187-mother-ocean-seafood-market) and [828 Family Pizzeria](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/962-828-family-pizzeria). In East Asheville, [RendezVous](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1907-rendezvous) serves French bistro food on New Haw Creek Road. [Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1185-rocky-s-hot-chicken-shack-west-avl) fries Nashville-style hot chicken on Patton Avenue in West Asheville and on Sweeten Creek Road in South Asheville. For vegan kitchens and meat-free menus, see the [Dig Deeper guide to vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Asheville](/asheville-nc/dig-deeper/2-best-vegetarian-food-in-asheville-nc).

Sip & Sweet: $26 Veal Sweetbreads & Half-Price Wine

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